Abstract: It was found that finafloxacin eradicates pathogens from patients suffering from bacterial infections like urinary tract infections and pyelonephritis more quickly than other fluoroquinolones regularly used for the treatment of these patients. Due to the efficacy of finafloxacin reduced treatment durations without increasing the daily dosage of finafloxacin and at the same time no or shorter stays in hospital are realizable, thus improving patient convenience and significantly lowering the costs of hospitalization and treatment. Reduced hospitalization periods do also clearly reduce the risk of nosocomial infections and of generating drug-resistant strains through extended therapy. The inventive treatment regimens comprise an oral finafloxacin administration for 1-5 days or a parenteral finafloxacin administration for 1-5 days for use in the treatment of a complicated urinary tract infection or pyelonephritis. However, a prior short parenteral administration of finafloxacin (e.g.

Abstract: It was found that finafloxacin eradicates pathogens from patients suffering from bacterial infections like urinary tract infections and pyelonephritis more quickly than other fluoroquinolones regularly used for the treatment of these patients. Due to the efficacy of finafloxacin reduced treatment durations without increasing the daily dosage of finafloxacin and at the same time no or shorter stays in hospital are realizable, thus improving patient convenience and significantly lowering the costs of hospitalization and treatment. Reduced hospitalization periods do also clearly reduce the risk of nosocomial infections and of generating drug-resistant strains through extended therapy. The inventive treatment regimens comprise an oral finafloxacin administration for 1-5 days or a parenteral finafloxacin administration for 1-5 days for use in the treatment of a complicated urinary tract infection or pyelonephritis. However, a prior short parenteral administration of finafloxacin (e.g.

Abstract: Vaginal pharmaceutical compositions are described. These compositions contain (i) an active pharmaceutical ingredient selected from the group consisting of antimicrobial imidazoles and mixtures thereof, and (ii) a polysaccharide, wherein the pH of the composition is greater than 4.25 and less than about 8. In particularly preferred compositions, the active pharmaceutical ingredient includes metronidazole and the polysaccharide includes hypromellose. These compositions can be applied to vaginal tissue for treatment of various diseases, such as bacterial vaginosis, or for prophylaxis.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of synthetic cis-1,4-polyisoprene as a cold sealable adhesive. A layer 14 of the cold sealable adhesive may be applied to substrates 10 and 12 which may then be bonded when the layers 14 are brought into contact.